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Speaking Out Against Russian Anti-Gay Stance |
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Last week, we heard Swedish hockey stars Henrik Zetterberg, Victor Hedman and Patrik Hornqvist speak out against newly enacted Russian anti-gay laws.
On Sunday, Team Canada voices Sidney Crosby and Shea Weber didn't hold back from sharing their opinions when asked about Russia's anti-gay law being adopted for the Sochi Olympics in February 2014.
The face of the NHL flipped his proverbial middle finger at Russia on Sunday.
"For me growing up in Canada, my view has always been that way," Crosby said during a news conference Sunday to kick off Canada's Olympic camp. "I think that everyone has an equal right to play and I think we've been supportive of that. With the Olympics and the controversy around that I think those decisions and those laws aren't necessarily something that I agree with personally ... their laws and their views."
Nashville D Shea Weber echoed Crosby's sentiments.
"Obviously, the NHLPA and myself are trying to support that cause," Weber said. "Like Sidney said, the way we're brought up is different than how the Russians view it. We're going over there to play hockey and obviously that's what we're going to try and focus on."
Thanks, Pierre LeBrun